Name: Tulsa Stockyards Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality good. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. A total of 257 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.46/cwt on 1,012 head.

Average price

$150.46

1,012 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	152.09	826	532
Medium and Large 1-2	486	148.71	723	382
Medium and Large 2	451	148.45	669	98

One grade step is worth $3.65/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,012 hd

150.46

—

OK average7 barns · 11,153 hd

142.39

+8.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	82.79	1,401	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	61.29	893	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,194	55.04	657	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,122	49.86	559	77

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Tulsa Livestock Auction - Tulsa, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.01/cwt	126.00–137.00	765	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	173.32/cwt	171.50–181.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.37/cwt	131.00–141.00	723	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	825	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,183.89/cwt	800.00–1,410.00	13,331	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,017.04/cwt	960.00–1,085.00	10,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.96/cwt	137.00–147.00	873	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	589	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.17/cwt	140.50–150.50	620	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	121.06/cwt	116.50–126.50	915	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	130.69/cwt	123.00–133.50	883	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	785	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	831	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.38/cwt	157.00–167.00	727	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	138.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	593	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.78/cwt	132.00–142.00	715	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	151.81/cwt	148.00–158.00	581	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.59/cwt	169.00–179.00	726	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	55.93/cwt	54.50–58.00	781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	83.81/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,454	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	33.60/cwt	32.00–35.00	312	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	68.03/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	41.56/cwt	39.00–44.00	357	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	61.82/cwt	59.00–64.50	912	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	56.19/cwt	54.00–59.00	629	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	47.31/cwt	45.00–50.00	446	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	45.96/cwt	43.00–48.00	506	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	61.28/cwt	60.00–63.50	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	57.22/cwt	55.00–60.00	703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.24/cwt	50.00–53.00	615	9
Bulls	—	—	1,698	88.46/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	676	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	170.01/cwt	164.00–174.00	551	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	176.79/cwt	173.00–183.00	758	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.78/cwt	126.50–136.50	745	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.78/cwt	150.50–160.50	511	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	660	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.95/cwt	162.50–172.50	721	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	174.23/cwt	172.00–182.00	652	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	634	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.71/cwt	126.00–136.00	823	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	130.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	950	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.83/cwt	138.00–148.00	741	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	51.74/cwt	49.00–54.50	627	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,230	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.02/cwt	161.00–171.00	614	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	140.88/cwt	136.50–146.50	964	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.44/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,017	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.66/cwt	139.00–149.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.61/cwt	138.50–148.50	671	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	161.22/cwt	158.00–168.00	682	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.92/cwt	143.00–153.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.39/cwt	146.50–156.50	722	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.01/cwt	142.00–152.00	766	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	138.20/cwt	134.50–144.50	990	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.51/cwt	116.00–126.00	706	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.33/cwt	123.50–133.50	860	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	130.47/cwt	127.00–137.00	699	52

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,363Last week 2,392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 226Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	575	126.00–137.00	133.01
5	—	344	171.50–181.00	173.32
27	—	630	124.00–134.00	130.96
30	—	676	123.00–133.50	130.69
32	—	423	169.00–179.00	171.59
67	—	526	138.00–148.00	140.83
11	—	388	165.00–175.00	166.58
20	—	472	143.00–153.00	147.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	423	158.00–168.00	161.22
52	—	536	127.00–137.00	130.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	526	131.00–141.00	137.37
121	—	574	130.00–140.00	136.73
39	—	324	164.00–174.00	170.01
39	—	429	162.50–172.50	167.95
42	—	372	161.00–171.00	165.02
65	—	483	146.50–156.50	149.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	624	137.00–147.00	139.96
37	—	327	175.00–185.00	180.10
111	—	575	141.00–151.00	144.50
41	—	459	157.00–167.00	158.38
44	—	429	173.00–183.00	176.79
50	—	374	172.00–182.00	174.23
52	—	684	136.50–146.50	140.88
17	—	768	126.00–136.00	132.44
73	—	521	142.00–152.00	147.01
33	—	716	134.50–144.50	138.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	430	151.00–161.00	157.12
50	—	471	135.00–145.00	140.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	377	137.00–147.00	140.02
72	—	429	130.00–140.00	138.31
85	—	520	120.00–131.00	126.41
100	—	476	127.00–137.00	133.24
10	—	325	139.00–149.00	143.66
35	—	572	116.00–126.00	123.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	421	140.50–150.50	147.17
11	—	756	116.50–126.50	121.06
54	—	519	132.00–142.00	137.78
19	—	383	148.00–158.00	151.81
67	—	565	126.50–136.50	131.78
20	—	330	150.50–160.50	154.78
69	—	620	126.00–136.00	132.71
21	—	728	122.00–132.00	130.50
32	—	477	138.50–148.50	140.61
40	—	670	123.50–133.50	128.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,126	800.00–1,410.00	1,183.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	960.00–1,085.00	1,017.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	54.50–58.00	55.93
4	—	1,470	66.00–71.00	68.03
9	—	1,476	59.00–64.50	61.82
1	—	1,480	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	32.00–35.00	33.60
5	—	860	39.00–44.00	41.56
10	—	943	45.00–50.00	47.31
2	—	953	51.00–55.00	53.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	45.00	45.00
6	—	1,119	54.00–59.00	56.19
6	—	1,254	60.00–63.50	61.28
9	—	1,200	50.00–53.00	51.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	43.00–48.00	45.96
13	—	1,228	55.00–60.00	57.22
32	—	1,211	49.00–54.50	51.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,735	81.00–86.50	83.81
6	—	1,698	87.00–91.50	88.46
9	—	1,600	75.00–80.00	76.87

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle